SONARI, Sept 19 � Lance Nayak Prathampal Singh of 4th Rajput Regiment was injured in an IED blast at Betbari under Sapekhati PS in Charaideo subdivision around 7 am today.
The IED, planted by ULFA-I extremists, blew up when three Army vehicles were passing the Kanubari road. One of their vehicles was damaged in the blast. A grenade and another IED kept in a tiffin box, were recovered by the Army personnel at a distance of 200 metre from the blast site.
Meanwhile, the Paresh Baruah faction of the ULFA has claimed responsibility of the blast.
